king of Moab
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The king of Moab was the monarch who governed the ancient kingdom of Moab, a Transjordanian state frequently mentioned in biblical and Near Eastern historical sources.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balak king of Moab | 1 |
| King Balak of Moab | 1 |
| king of Moab canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarch
ⓘ
position of authority ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Ar of Moab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dibon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kir-hareseth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
ⓘ
Egyptian records ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesha Stele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Moabites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
provincial governors under Babylonian rule
ⓘ
provincial governors under Persian rule ⓘ |
| hasAlly |
Amalekites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aramean kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Midianites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
collection of tribute and taxes
ⓘ
defense of Moabite territory ⓘ maintenance of temples and cult of Chemosh ⓘ |
| hasEnemy |
Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edom NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Moabite army
ⓘ
royal administration of Moab ⓘ royal court of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief priest of state cult
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ supreme judge ⓘ |
| hasTitle | king ⓘ |
| inception | late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Moabite language
ⓘ
Northwest Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern monarchies ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Balak of Moab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chemosh-nadab NERFINISHED ⓘ Eglon of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ Kammosh-yat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kammosh-ʿatbat NERFINISHED ⓘ Malkomor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesha of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ unknown earlier Moabite kings ⓘ ʿAshtar-Chemosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Moabite religion
ⓘ
West Semitic polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousHeadOf | cult of Chemosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
royal palace of Dibon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal palace of Kir-hareseth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Balak king of Moab
this entity surface form:
King Balak of Moab